this is d.w. news live from berlin migrants in turkey begin moving towards europe after turkey issues a fresh threat to open its borders ankara says it will not longer block migrants from entering the new and it's been fueled by soaring tensions in the region after dozens of turkish troops were killed in a syrian government airstrike also coming out the w.h.o. raises the alert level for the corona virus as the pathogen sweeps the globe global cases of the infection on storing but health officials say it's not too late to contain the outbreak he says panic over the illness is driving

a global stock sell off. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program hundreds of refugees in turkey have been moving to the country's borders with the e.u. after turkish officials threaten to allow them to cross into europe it comes off the dozens of turkish troops were killed in an airstrike by syrian government forces in the region of adlib turkey has recently been pressing european leaders to support its military campaign in northern syria the tensions are fueling fears of a revival of the 25th day migration crisis. refugees slip under the border fence from turkey to greece when the greek security forces arrive some of them turn around and look for another place to get through.

more and more people have been making their way towards the greek border since late thursday they want to cross into europe and career has made it clear that it won't prevent syrians from entering the european union. we heard the border is open we took off right away to come here just the. turkish president. decided to open the border late last night as an apparent response to an airstrike it kills 33 turkish soldiers in syria's province in recent months he repeatedly warns the e.u. that he will open his country's western border to refugees if brussels didn't help anchor in its fighting. for weeks syrian troops loyal to president bashar al assad have been attacking turkish backed rebels with russian support in response turkey sent thousands of ground troops to italy province there's been heavy fighting and since last year after thursday's syrian attack on the turkish military anchor our

nato for a special session the head of nato has offered verbal backing to nato member ankara and has called for syria to exercise restraint we also call all russia to fully respect international law because you have seen warning of civilian targets this latest escalation has again shown how quickly the war in syria spills across borders escalations quickly cause ripples far beyond them. let's go straight over to data correspondent yulia han she's just arrived at the turkish great land border where a lot of people have been arriving here tell us what's going on down there right now. well yes so many refugees have had it here during the day off if they had news reports that turkey would no longer stop refugees from trying to cross into europe now right behind me is the borders

zone between taki where i am i'm greece on the other side so there's some kind of no man's land in between and this is where many refugees have gathered today right now it's quite difficult to say how many people all there are in this area but i've spoken to turkish reporters who've been here during the day and they put the figure at 200 to 500 people interesting lee not too many syrian refugees and many people we've spoken to are actually from afghanistan or iraq and they just told as you know that they took a leap of faith after they heard the news that the borders to europe would be open they grab their belongings and they made their way here by buses some individually apparently also smugglers were involved only to learn that they will not be allowed in that they won't make it to europe so frustration here right now is high with many people who are hoping you know to cross into greece but now actually they they

don't know what to do because they also don't want to go back to techie so it seems of the even though the turkish side does appear to be now open the greek side is still closed and they're not still not able to let people through but yulia how have authorities been reacting to the arrival of the migrants there. well the greek authorities have tighten border control today security forces here at this crossing where using tear gas to hold people back one afghan lady told us that she was actually beaten we can very 5 this claim but the greek authorities here have made it very clear to people that they won't let them in we've also heard from the. greek prime minister who said illegal crosses illegal crossings won't be tolerated and greece will not bear the responsibility for actions other countries' actions there in syria now these are harsh words of cause all of these all of the

latest developments for the people here for the refugees who came here mean a huge amount of uncertainty many people don't know where to spend the night it's already talk here it's getting colder some people have been burning things to stay warm. and sounds like a dire situation down there on the border. on the turkish great border thanks very much the. world health organization says there is now a very high risk of the corona virus spreading globally warning it could reach most if not all countries in the world the organization says the increase in cases and countries affected is warring at least 57 countries or territories have reported cases of the virus a short while ago or thora has confirmed the 1st death of a british citizen a man who had been quarantined aboard a cruise ship anchored off japan south korea saying the shop rise in infections

with more than $500.00 new infections bringing the total there to more than $2300.00 and nigeria has registered registered the 1st case of the virus in sub-saharan africa. let's take a closer look now at south korea where as we have seen infections have shot up sharply authorities there are struggling to keep the illness from rising further out of control over the virus are also putting a doubt now on the country's pop music industry. snaking around the block queuing up for face masks south korea has the highest number of coronavirus cases i cite mainland china this store is packed with people trying to get their hands on masks nearby the streets are almost empty as the general public take precautions but he would show up to work for a welfare organization but it has shut its doors for the time being and says it will remain so until the corona virus outbreak has subsided so i have to find

another place to work but i'm finding that difficult because of the outbreak because the. my university is forcing me to go home who i've only been here for a week so i mean better than nothing but i'd rather not go back one woman square here in the center of the south korean capital seoul usually functions as a hub of activity including cultural events and rallies but demonstrations and public gatherings here have been banned schools museums theaters and sports venues of all suspended operations as the government tries to stem the spread of covert 19 and that government is now coming under increasing pressure. and the cape scene is also taking a hit megastars b.t.s. have cancelled 4 of their so-called search cheated i break they're the biggest boy band in the world right now i and are seen as an emblem of south korea's cultural and economic power. the country exports entertainment worldwide abroad to save

koreans and people from other region countries say they're facing discrimination as a result of the virus. i wish people around the world will come to realize that the problem is with the spread of the virus itself. and that it has nothing to do with asians in general. public targets. hospitals in south korea are stepping up their efforts to contain the virus as the outbreak continues to affect more and more countries around the world. and people are around the world are worried about the corona virus for obvious reasons many people have lots of questions about the best way to keep themselves and others safe we put some of the most important ones to virologist last shadow from the robert carr institute one of germany's most prestigious wrist research institutes how high is the mortality rate of the virus if you. start with you it was

a reported case it's wrong to bar 2 to 3 percent but it may be lower because they are still cases undetected and this would always the number. who is most at risk the other only people mainly and people with underlying conditions for example coronary heart disease diabetes mellitus. cancer these uses and the lung disease as many. how do the symptoms develop usually it starts as a rather mild respirator a disease comparable to a common cold and this will go on in the most cases for one week or a little bit more than one because and 80 to 85 percent of the patients will recover them but there is a number that of cases that will have a 2nd face off disease and this is probably more severe and they may get

a lung infection and pneumonia then in the 2nd phase of the disease but this is a minority of cases how can i protect myself covering you or your mouth or nose when you cough or sneeze but it was a tissue so always there to shoot wash your hands and if you don't have a case she would tissue you'll see her elbow 2 to 2 nice and. frequent hand washing as well very important and keep some distance from from your . from the people you talk to we don't recommend the use of a face mask in the usual daily living or in women you go out so there's no indication scientific indications that this is a useful measure should we consider sealing off cities to protect ourselves the 1st issue is what do you do with the people inside the blocked up city so you have to do contact tracing and separation of the patients from the front of the healthy

people even in the cities it is locked up 2nd point is that you have to have an idea when you would. lock up off the city again so when there are contacts between cases and heads of people inside so called also need to hear. there's a time for for there for lockup. from a scientific point of view has to start again so but you can separate the 2 from from the outside for weeks or months probably a lot more problems than you solve with such an emotional and we'll have more about the coronavirus and how it's affecting financial markets coming up in the business news straight after the show. now to some of the other stories making news around the world muslims in india's capital new delhi held friday prayers under heavy security after a week of deadly violence the religious riots have claimed at least 38 lives

russia's broke out early this week over a new citizenship law that's widely viewed as anti muslim. the teenage climate activist gratitude bird has appeared at a rally in the inner city of bristol where she denounced politicians for failing her generation she told the rally attended by thousands that she would quote not be silenced while the world is on fire. but it's over to the birla an international film festival now with d.w. correspondents i'm in s.f. and scott rocks for down at the red carpet. gentleman it's the last day you've seen or they attain competition films give us your predictions for who will get the golden bear. hi rebecca yes my prediction i think will be the film from iran it's called there is no evil it's essentially for short films all dealing with the theme of the death penalty in the psychological toll it takes on iran's executioners now that's by iranian filmmaker mohammad russell he is actually

he wasn't able to make the premiere of the film because he's not about to leave iran and was even banned from making films but he did it anyway and i think the courage of the filmmaker combined with the important themes in this film and not to mention his great filmmaking style it might win over the jury here at the bit in oh yeah i think that's probably good a good pick but for me i go for another film i think it might be a sensation this year could be the 1st time in 20 years an american film wins the battle and i'm going for never or rarely sometimes always it's a film by an american filmmaker lies a hit man and it's a story about a 17 year old girl who crosses state lines in order to get an abortion without her parents' consent now that makes it sound like a political polemic but it definitely isn't instead it's a really gentle touching film that's sort of quietly devastating i think a combination of political theme and it being an amazing movie and also being directed by a woman who put it over the edge coming tomorrow night's awards or looking forward

to that i mean as if and scott ross fred thanks very much. you're watching the news ben has a limit off next with the business news and don't forget you can stay up to date on our web site at state of any dot com i'm rebecca resist thanks for joining us. and on demand. video. in the. climate change.